Half-Life1, HL:Source, Half-Life2, HL2 Episodes 1 &2, HL2DM, CS:S, TF1, TF2, etc. I did not first remove existing Steam program (nor my other 10+ Steam-based games as you suggested) because I don't want to lose all my hard-fought progress in the games (e.g. Thanks in advance."Ĭlick to have subsequently re-installed Steam (from the /Steam/ folder on my retail GTRE+Race07 DVD), but I still cannot re-install GTR-Evolution ONline version. Installer Installer always just flashes by into Activation, which does NOT do anything (except create yet another "Steam_.mdmp" mini-dump file). I've even used RevoUninstaller to identify and delete leftover residual registry keys, but STILL NO LUCK to re-install GTR Evo & Race07 from my retail DVD. Activating product" dialog!! However, it seems to always create a a 70-80KB "Steam_.mdmp" mini-dump file. The re-installtion NEVER works!! It always quickly runs (without showing "copying files." or similar), it launches Steam, updates Steam Client (probably sending me ClientRegistry BLOB), and opens the Product Activation Wizard screen but NEVER proceeds to do anything in the "Steam Working. So I deleted all the GTR Evo & Race07 & Race07Demo & CrownePlaza Demo & Race07 Demo GCFs and related subfolders, renamed newerĬlientRegistry.blob and UpdateStats.blob, and have tried again and again and again to re-install GTR Evo & Race07 from DVD. Activating product" but NEVER proceeds to do the Activation process!! So first I tried (multiple times) to re-install GTR-E from DVD, the installer runs very quickly (without showing "copying files." or anything similar), it then launches Steam and displays the Product Activation Wizard screen where I put in my CD Key - it then Says "Steam Working. Oddly, there were still Race07 & Crowne Plaza Demo & GTR Evolution & Race07Demo GCF files and some related subfolders remaining in my \Valve\ folder. Launch Steam then updates Steam Client, all Steam games EXCEPT Race07 & GTR Evolution re-appear in Steam> My Games browser list. As advised in some Steam forum threads, I renamed ClientRegistry.blob (and UpdateStats.blob) files in \Valve\Steam folder, shutdown & rebooted. Subsequently, Race07 and GTR Evolution, and ALL my other Steam-based games (eg HalfLife2, & atleast 8 others), Media, and Tools DISAPPEARED from the Steam Browser!!. I did so to reduce hard disk space wasted on the Demos. folder and then delete (from within Steam> My Games browser) the Crowne Plaza Demo and Race07 Demo. In another thread here, people described how to use GCFScape to extract essential Crowne Plaza track + Vauxhall car files to allow me to copy those extracted files/folders back into my. Sometime later I chose to install the Crowne Raceway add-on, it installed "Race07 Demo" and "Crowne Plaza Demo.", and both worked without issue. I got some game updates via Steam, and could launch Race07 and GTR Evolution from Steam> My Games. Activation completed using CD key worked without any problem and Steam supplied me a CD Key Receipt including a Confirmation Code. Original Evolution & Race07 installation for online mode was completed with no problems using (one of) my existing Steam accounts. "I have US GTR Evolution + Race07 (bundled) retail DVD.
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